An autobiography the story of my experiments with truth

Portrays the life of Gandhi, describes the development of his nonviolent political protest movement, and discusses his religious beliefs.

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Main Author: Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948
Other Authors: Desai, Mahadev H. (Mahadev Haribhai), 1892-1942
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Beacon Press, ©1993.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter I Birth and Parentage 3
  • Chapter II Childhood 6
  • Chapter III Child Marriage 8
  • Chapter IV Playing the Husband 11
  • Chapter V At the High School 14
  • Chapter VI A Tragedy 19
  • Chapter VIII Stealing and Atonement 25
  • Chapter IX My Father's Death and My Double Shame 28
  • Chapter X Glimpses of Religion 31
  • Chapter XI Preparation for England 35
  • Chapter XII Outcaste 39
  • Chapter XIII In London at Last 42
  • Chapter XIV My Choice 45
  • Chapter XV Playing the English Gentleman 48
  • Chapter XVI Changes 52
  • Chapter XVII Experiments in Dietetics 55
  • Chapter XVIII Shyness My Shield 59
  • Chapter XIX The Canker of Untruth 63
  • Chapter XX Acquaintance with Religions 67
  • Chapter XXII Narayan Hemchandra 72
  • Chapter XXIII The Great Exhibition 76
  • Chapter XXIV 'Called'--But Then? 78
  • Chapter XXV My Helplessness 81
  • Chapter I Raychandbhai 87
  • Chapter II How I Began Life 90
  • Chapter III The First Case 93
  • Chapter IV The First Shock 96
  • Chapter V Preparing for South Africa 100
  • Chapter VI Arrival in Natal 102
  • Chapter VII Some Experiences 105
  • Chapter VIII On the Way to Pretoria 109
  • Chapter IX More Hardships 113
  • Chapter X First Day in Pretoria 118
  • Chapter XI Christian Contacts 122
  • Chapter XII Seeking Touch with Indians 125
  • Chapter XIII What It Is to Be A 'Coolie' 128
  • Chapter XIV Preparation for the Case 131
  • Chapter XV Religious Ferment 135
  • Chapter XVI Man Proposes, God Disposes 138
  • Chapter XVII Settled in Natal 141
  • Chapter XVIII Colour Bar 145
  • Chapter XIX Natal Indian Congress 148
  • Chapter XX Balasundaram 153
  • Chapter XXI The [pound] 3 Tax 155
  • Chapter XXII Comparative Study of Religions 158
  • Chapter XXIII As a Householder 162
  • Chapter XXIV Homeward 165
  • Chapter XXV In India 168
  • Chapter XXVI Two Passions 172
  • Chapter XXVII The Bombay Meeting 175
  • Chapter XXVIII Poona and Madras 178
  • Chapter XXIX 'Return Soon' 180
  • Chapter I Rumblings of the Storm 185
  • Chapter II The Storm 188
  • Chapter III The Test 191
  • Chapter IV The Calm After the Storm 196
  • Chapter V Education of Children 199
  • Chapter VI Spirit of Service 202
  • Chapter VII Brahmacharya--I 204
  • Chapter VIII Brahmacharya--II 208
  • Chapter IX Simple Life 212
  • Chapter X The Boer War 214
  • Chapter XI Sanitary Reform and Famine Relief 217
  • Chapter XII Return to India 219
  • Chapter XIII In India Again 222
  • Chapter XIV Clerk and Bearer 225
  • Chapter XV In the Congress 227
  • Chapter XVI Lord Curzon's Darbar 229
  • Chapter XVII A Month with Gokhale--I 231
  • Chapter XVIII A Month with Gokhale--II 233
  • Chapter XIX A Month with Gokhale--III 236
  • Chapter XX In Benares 239
  • Chapter XXI Settled in Bombay? 243
  • Chapter XXII Faith on Its Trial 246
  • Chapter XXIII To South Africa Again 249
  • Chapter I 'Love's Labour's Lost'? 255
  • Chapter II Autocrats from Asia 257
  • Chapter III Pocketed the Insult 259
  • Chapter IV Quickened Spirit of Sacrifice 262
  • Chapter V Result of Introspection 264
  • Chapter VI A Sacrifice to Vegetarianism 267
  • Chapter VII Experiments in Earth and Water Treatment 269
  • Chapter VIII A Warning 271
  • Chapter IX A Tussle with Power 274
  • Chapter X A Sacred Recollection and Penance 276
  • Chapter XI Intimate European Contacts 279
  • Chapter XII European Contacts (Contd.) 282
  • Chapter XIII 'Indian Opinion' 285
  • Chapter XIV Coolie Locations or Ghettoes? 287
  • Chapter XV The Black Plague--I 290
  • Chapter XVI The Black Plague--II 292
  • Chapter XVII Location in Flames 295
  • Chapter XVIII The Magic Spell of a Book 297
  • Chapter XIX The Phoenix Settlement 300
  • Chapter XX The First Night 302
  • Chapter XXI Polak Takes the Plunge 304
  • Chapter XXII Whom God Protects 306
  • Chapter XXIII A Peep into the Household 310
  • Chapter XXIV The Zulu 'Rebellion' 313
  • Chapter XXV Heart Searchings 315
  • Chapter XXVI The Birth of Satyagraha 318
  • Chapter XXVII More Experiments in Dietetics 320
  • Chapter XXVIII Kasturbai's Courage 322
  • Chapter XXIX Domestic Satyagraha 325
  • Chapter XXX Towards Self-Restraint 328
  • Chapter XXXI Fasting 330
  • Chapter XXXII As Schoolmaster 333
  • Chapter XXXIII Literary Training 335
  • Chapter XXXIV Training of the Spirit 338
  • Chapter XXXV Tares Among the Wheat 340
  • Chapter XXXVI Fasting as Penance 342
  • Chapter XXXVII To Meet Gokhale 344
  • Chapter XXXVIII My Part in the War 346
  • Chapter XXXIX A Spiritual Dilemma 348
  • Chapter XL Miniature Satyagraha 351
  • Chapter XLI Gokhale's Charity 355
  • Chapter XLII Treatment of Pleurisy 357
  • Chapter XLIII Homeward 359
  • Chapter XLIV Some Reminiscences of the Bar 361
  • Chapter XLV Sharp Practice? 363
  • Chapter XLVI Clients Turned Co-Workers 365
  • Chapter XLVII How a Client Was Saved 367
  • Chapter I The First Experience 373
  • Chapter II With Gokhale in Poona 375
  • Chapter III Was it a Threat? 377
  • Chapter IV Shantiniketan 380
  • Chapter V Woes of Third Class Passengers 383
  • Chapter VI Wooing 385
  • Chapter VII Kumbha Mela 387
  • Chapter VIII Lakshman Jhula 391
  • Chapter IX Founding of the Ashram 395
  • Chapter X On the Anvil 397
  • Chapter XI Abolition of Indentured Emigration 400
  • Chapter XII The Stain of Indigo 404
  • Chapter XIII The Gentle Bihari 406
  • Chapter XIV Face to Face with Ahimsa 409
  • Chapter XV Case Withdrawn 413
  • Chapter XVI Methods of Work 416
  • Chapter XVII Companions 419
  • Chapter XVIII Penetrating the Villages 422
  • Chapter XIX When a Governor is Good 424
  • Chapter XX In Touch with Labour 426
  • Chapter XXI A Peep into the Ashram 428
  • Chapter XXII The Fast 430
  • Chapter XXIII The Kheda Satyagraha 434
  • Chapter XXIV 'The Onion Thief' 436
  • Chapter XXV End of Kheda Satyagraha 439
  • Chapter XXVI Passion for Unity 441
  • Chapter XXVII Recruiting Campaign 444
  • Chapter XXVIII Near Death's Door 450
  • Chapter XXIX The Rowlatt Bills and My Dilemma 454
  • Chapter XXX That Wonderful Spectacle! 457
  • Chapter XXXI That Memorable Week!--I 460
  • Chapter XXXII That Memorable Week!--II 466
  • Chapter XXXIII 'A Himalayan Miscalculation' 469
  • Chapter XXXIV 'Navajivan' and 'Young India' 471
  • Chapter XXXV In the Punjab 475
  • Chapter XXXVI The Khilafat Against Cow Protection? 478
  • Chapter XXXVII The Amritsar Congress 482
  • Chapter XXXVIII Congress Initiation 486
  • Chapter XXXIX The Birth of Khadi 489
  • Chapter XL Found at Last! 491
  • Chapter XLI An Instructive Dialogue 494
  • Chapter XLII Its Rising Tide 497
  • Chapter XLIII At Nagpur 500
  • Farewell 503.